@bhoritz said:

I must do something wrong. I am not able to have the plugin do something. I open a model, push make show and nothing appears to happen.
As I have the same result on a PC with Sketchup 2014 and a Mac with Sketchup 2015, I suppose there is something I am missing, but I don't have any idea about what it could be.
The console message begins with an error:
on the Mac
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method axes' for #<Sketchup::Model:0x007fcf137ee548>> on the PC Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method axes' for #Sketchup::Model:0x73c5528>

yes that is true. It works only for Sketchup 2016 as the API axes did not exist before that Sketchup version.

@bhoritz said:

Nice. It is something I was waiting for. Is the plugin also compatible with Sketchup Make?

You may also like Camera Spiral to spiral around the origin, can make nice effects

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=80%26amp;t=64868

Camera Spiral is a Sketchup extension to spiral around your model around some points, radius and distance evolving between a starting and an ending position.

You can visualize the show or generate images to prepare a video.

https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/camera-spiral

or in the pluginstore

@jeando said:

@bhoritz said:

Are the images generated as png? Is it possible to have a transparent background? I would love that.

Sure. Was going to make it. Just testing.

It's done. Possibility to export images as png or jpg and with transparent background or not.

@bhoritz said:

Nice. It is something I was waiting for. Is the plugin also compatible with Sketchup Make?

Sure. No problem

@bhoritz said:

Are the images generated as png? Is it possible to have a transparent background? I would love that.

Sure. Was going to make it. Just testing.

Camera Circle is a free plugin to rotate camera around some origin and make a show or generate images.

From the bunch of images you get, you can easily make a movie with any video editing software.

https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/de-luminae-circle

This Sketchup extension allows to calculate, for a given period of time, the number of hours during which the direct sunrays hit the surfaces of a Sketchup model.

Unlike a simple shadow visualization, SunExposure takes into account the climatic data of the site and calculate for a whole period of time the daily average or total exposure to sunrays.

You can know easily if the sun hits your facade 1 hour per day or 5 hours per day taking into account your protections and the climate of the site and adapt your design.

It can be used:
- to evaluate the need for protections.
- to calculate the impact of the project on surrounding buildings (how much my project will obstruct neighbouring buildings.
- to check interior comfort regarding direct sun.
- ...

https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sunexposure-plug

SunExposure, 150euros

A plugin to calculate, for a given period of time (season for ex), the number of hours during which the direct sunrays hit the surfaces of a Sketchup model.

It is based on climatic data (epw files)

https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sunexposure-plug